Chapter 484: Moving the Capital
In the spring and March of the sixth year of the early reign of Wei and Huang (229).
With the annihilation of thousands of elite cavalry under Cao Zhang's department, which penetrated deep into the south of the Yangtze River and harassed the hinterland of the Han army, the originally pacified Zhongyuan Prefecture revolted frequently, and the scale was even larger than before, and it was completely plunged into the flames of war.
And Lu Xun, who swept through the Qingxu Prefecture, also decisively adjusted his tactics, began to operate the counties of Erzhou internally, and sent generals to assist the rebel army to resist the Wei army.
This further boosted the arrogance of the rebel army.
The rebellion in the Central Plains, which was originally just a disease of fetish, became particularly strong and complicated.
As the situation between the states and counties in the Central Plains became more and more difficult to control, it naturally bore the brunt of the Huainan Battle.
And that's not all.
When the Eastern Front returned to the great victory, the other two fronts of the Han army also launched a rapid attack.
On the front lines of Xinye and Wancheng in Jingbei, originally because Sima Yi personally sat in the battle of the governor of Wancheng, even though Deng Ai was flexible and changeable, but under the iron bucket-like defense line he operated, his own defense seemed to be invulnerable!
Deng Ai captured several fighters in succession, and the army intended to seize Wancheng and open up the transportation to Xudu and Luoyang in the north, but they all returned without exception.
Several offensives were defused, and the two armies had to hold their respective camps and start a confrontation, and the situation was deadlocked.
West.
Since Zhuge Liang raised 30,000 Shuzhong from Hanzhong, the main force went straight to the east along the Wugong Water through the Bao Slope Road, and took the Crane County, Meiyang and other places west of Chang'an, and stationed troops on the Weihe Plain, which is a majestic terrain.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang sent 30,000 people to camp in Wuzhangyuan, and formed eight formations to confront Cao Zhen, the governor of Wei Zhengxi.
Although Cao Zhen led troops several times, in the battle, the Han army relied on emerging equipment such as the Yuanrong crossbow and the Modao army to repeatedly gain the upper hand, and frequently suppressed the enemy in field battles.
Cao Zhen felt that he could not defeat the Han army in a field battle, so he had to return to the camp and stick to it, and fell into a tug-of-war.
After the foothold of Wuzhangyuan, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang divided his troops into Tuntian, which was the foundation for a long time.
And mixed with the cultivators among the residents of Weibin, its military discipline is strict, and the people have not committed any crimes, and gradually grasp the land of the cone in the Guanzhong Plain.
On the other hand, Zhuge Liang also dispatched Wei Yan to lead the people of Longyou to cross Jingshui and attack the counties of the state.
He also ordered Wu Yi, who was stationed in Linjing, to lead his troops to feint along the Jingshui coast to attack the northern plains, threatening the safety of Chang'an from Guanzhong to the north, so as to distract the Wei army.
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Today.
With the frequent good news on the Eastern Front, Zhuge Liang deserved to be a top strategist, and he immediately launched a fierce attack, which made Cao Zhen feel the unparalleled pressure on the Western Front, so that he did not dare to act rashly and sent his troops to the east to help.
Due to the great changes in the situation in the Central Plains and the situation of rebel armies, Deng Ai boldly dispatched Pang De and Ma Dai to lead the elite cavalry between Kou Xudu and Luoyang.
With the attack of the Han knights, the Wei State was powerless at the moment.
Almost all the mobile knights have been mobilized to the front line, and the three thousand elite Youyan knights have also been lost, but the current elite cavalry of Pang De's department is unexpectedly galloping across the Central Plains, as if no one is in a land.
And the news of Cao Zhang's death in battle suddenly set off a chain reaction like a fuse, overwhelming the situation on both the eastern and central fronts.
After discussion and sincerity among the ministers, finally at Liu Ye's suggestion, the Son of Heaven Cao Rong reluctantly issued an edict announcing that the capital would be moved from now on, with Yecheng as the capital.
As soon as this edict was issued, the states of the Central Plains were in an uproar.
Moved the capital to Yecheng.
What does this mean?
It indicates that there will be a flaw in the hinterland of the Central Plains, which Wei has been operating for a long time.
Moving the capital to Yecheng is equivalent to shrinking the defense line, and there will be Hebei as the base in the future.
It is equivalent to replacing the original base of the Central Plains with the land of Hebei, and the Central Plains has become an outpost.
Since ancient times, there have been sayings such as "those who win the Central Plains win the world" to trace the dynasty occupying the Central Plains to orthodoxy.
What is the intention of Wei to move the capital now?
Their Wei army was unable to resist the offensive of the Han army and moved the capital to Hebei Prefecture, and finally had to close one side and settle in a corner of peace.
On the other hand, the Han army can take advantage of the situation to pacify the Central Plains and declare its orthodoxy, and if it really pacifies the Central Plains states, it will also have an unparalleled advantage in legal theory.
The political program of "Han and thief do not stand on each other, and the royal industry does not favor peace" will also be more convincing.
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made the decision to move the capital, and the son of heaven Cao Rong drove to the southern suburbs of Luoyang with a sad expression.
He knelt in front of the tombstones of his father and grandfather, tears rained down, and said with great self-reproach: "Father, grandfather, the child is worthy of your entrustment and failed to protect my Great Wei Jiangshan. ”
"Now the Shu army thieves have infiltrated the hinterland of the Central Plains, forcing me to move the capital to Yecheng in order to continue to compete with the enemy."
"Shame on you!"
For a while, Cao Rong cried for a long time in front of the mausoleum.
Almost half a month.
The relocation of the capital of Wei has been basically completed, and then the Son of Heaven Cao Rong issued an edict ordering Cao Xiu on the eastern line and Sima Yi on the central line to abandon strategic places such as Huainan and Wancheng one after another, and lead the troops to fight and retreat.
Since the Central Plains has formed a chaotic situation, there is no objection to holding the front line.
With the relocation of the capital of the Wei State, the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly.
After entering the Huainan Prefectures, Guan Ping immediately dispatched Shi Bao and Zhou Taiwei to lead an army and two lines into Xu, assisting Lu Xun to gradually attack the hinterland of Pingyuan County and other hinterlands north of the Yellow River in Qingzhou.
Huang Quan was also appointed as the governor of Shouchun to preside over the restoration of governance after the war.
Subsequently, Guan Ping mobilized 50,000 troops and marched straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains, relying on strong deterrence and appeal, successively recovering the rebel armies along the way, and the army grew all the way to more than 100,000 people.
Attack Xudu and take Luoyang.
With the relocation of the capital of the Wei State, the forces were reduced to the line along the Yellow River, and in just one month, the two cities that had once dominated the center and core area of the Wei army fell to the ground.
Summer April.
The prefectures and counties of the Central Plains were declared pacified, and the banner of "Han" was planted again after a long absence.
At this moment, the Han army once again condensed the hearts of the soldiers and the people under its rule, as well as the people of the Central Plains.
Because, they have already believed that Dahan is indeed about to prosper.
In just two years, the Han army went straight down the river to destroy the Wu land and realize the unification of the south of the Yangtze River.
The Wei State had to move the capital to the north in a panic, and took the Yellow River as the boundary to hold on.
All the situation has been reversed, and the general trend of the world has moved closer to Shu Han.
Shu Han is no longer a secessionist regime in a corner of peace, but a strong dynasty that can rejuvenate the Han dynasty after Guangwu.
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To pacify the Central Plains, the Han general Guan Ping decided to temporarily disarm after some discussion with his staff.
Due to the previous uprisings in various places, which led to a substantial increase in their own military strength, the combat strength has been extremely reduced, which is not good news for Guan Ping, who has always advocated "elite soldiers as kings".
On the other hand, since the Wei army was well prepared to move the capital, and all the ferries along the Yellow River were now heavily defended, which was difficult to break through in a short period of time, and the Central Plains was newly attached, the top priority at the moment should be to immediately start to rectify and stabilize the governance and development of the Central Plains.
So, disarmament is imperative!
It is the right way to return the people who originally revolted to the fields.
It just so happened that because Guan Ping had attacked the local powerful forces on the Bishui line south of Xudu, when he heard that Wei was unable to defend the Central Plains, some of the powerful people also moved to Hebei with their families following Cao Wei in fear.
There happened to be a lot of borderless land, and Guan Ping naturally didn't waste resources and made full use of it.
Gather the tenants and the homeless, organize the households, and distribute the land.
In a short period of time, some of the riots and devastated scenes after the war between China and the Cause, under the orderly management of officials at all levels of the Han army, recovered from their wounds.
The people of the Central Plains began to live in peace and tranquility again.
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After disarmament.
Guan Ping, the general of the Han Dynasty, personally repaired a letter to Liu Chan, the son of heaven, in Chengdu, asking for orders to expand and set up the Central Plains Army, supplemented by 5,000 elite cavalry, and 40,000 infantry troops, totaling more than 100,000 people in Jingxiang and Yangzhou.
With these more than 100,000 elites actively drilling, reorganizing the army for war, and after the Central Plains is stabilized, they will march north to destroy Cao Wei in one fell swoop and achieve unification.
He also ordered the establishment of more than 30,000 Qingzhou Navy, and wantonly built warships, with Lu Xun as the governor.